It is crucial for an economy to monitor and analyze its growth to develop policies and strategic ... more It is crucial for an economy to monitor and analyze its growth to develop policies and strategic decisions which are essential to sustain the overall economic growth. There have been many studies conducted determine the factors that drive the growth in order to explain the wealth and productivity differences between countries. Technology and digital platform are one of these factors found with significantly impact by many scholars. Technological advances in this market drive the digital economy and this is being seen by the emergence of new goods, new business models as well as new markets. The digital aspect of economy is also termed as E-commerce which involves four basic participant groups namely Business to Business (B2B), Business to Consumer (B2C), Consumer to Business (C2B), and Consumer to Consumer (C2C). Even though the e-commerce penetration to the Malaysian market is still low compared to the total market size, the online transactions growth was projected at 20% to 30% year over year, and that’s indicate that the very near future will be dominated somehow by the new technology specially the ones based on internet use just like the e-commerce websites. Malaysians are one of the highest Internet users in the region, with the present 67% of internet users in Malaysia, it signifies that there will be a tremendous potential for e-commerce market growth. On this context, using exploratory method of analysis, this study investigates the growth of different e-commerce sites as well as the overall e-commerce growth in Malaysia. The study also compares two of the biggest e-commerce sites (LAZADA.) and (ZALORA) in Malaysia and finds a tremendous change in the profit of these two e-commerce sites.
Evaluating financial wealth of the company as well as the market value, capital structure and div... more Evaluating financial wealth of the company as well as the market value, capital structure and dividend policy is essential to know the overall health of the industry as well as the market in the economy. These elements can highlight the value of the company for the future and current investor wither the company is worth undertaken or not. This study evaluates financial wealth of Axiata Group, a public listed multinational company in Malaysia. It was established in 1992, and now operating in more than 10 countries in Asia with almost 300 million subscribers. As of 2015 the company had a revenue of US$4.52 billion with a creation of 25,000 employment globally. The primary business of the company is in investment holding and the provision of telecommunication and consultancy services on an international scale. Their focus being emerging markets in Asia, some with low mobile penetration in South and Southeast Asia. This report, therefore, starts with evaluating financial wealth of the company using a variety of metrics. Secondly, it measures Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) followed by defining Company’s Current Capital Structure, and finally, the Dividend Pay-Out Policy. The investigation finds that investing in Axiata involves less risk taking as it has a steady stock record. So far, the company managed to keep their stock safely, the risk will be on what will be the next generation service the telco industry will be offering that will be in-line with customer demands. However, Axiata Group will need to perform some changes as suggested in the paper based on overall evaluation.
Preservation of religion, life, family, humanity, and wealth are the main purpose of business man... more Preservation of religion, life, family, humanity, and wealth are the main purpose of business management in perspective of Islamic management and Quranic view. This study was motivated by the interest to know about how the Islamic banks, being an Islamic entity, are fulfilling the purpose of Islam. CSR activities was selected to explore this knowledge regarding three selected banks in Malaysia, namely, Bank Islam Sdn. Bhd. (full-fledged Islamic bank), CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad(Subsidiary), and Al Rahji Bank(foreign). The objective of the study was to identify and compare the CSR activities of these three banks in Malaysia and have a generalized view about the financial institutions in Malaysia in respective to CSR activities. Data was collected from secondary sources, the annual financial report of the banks, websites of the banks, and conversing to banking officials. It was found that all the three banks have their CSR activities and contributing to society. All the three banks also pay zakat. But, regarding zakat disclosure they should become more transparent and detail oriented. To establish Zakat accounting standard in Malaysia by using the Saudi Arabia’s example as model to develop a Malaysian ZAS. Islamic banks in Malaysia need to have their independent annual reports to disclose their CSR programs. CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad, should disclose the specific amount of paid zakat separate from the amounts paid for tax.
Preservation of religion, life, family, humanity, and wealth are the main purpose of business man... more Preservation of religion, life, family, humanity, and wealth are the main purpose of business management in perspective of Islamic management and Quranic view. This study was motivated by the interest to know about how the Islamic banks, being an Islamic entity, are fulfilling the purpose of Islam. CSR activities was selected to explore this knowledge regarding three selected banks in Malaysia, namely, Bank Islam Sdn. Bhd. (full-fledged Islamic bank), CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad(Subsidiary), and Al Rahji Bank(foreign). The objective of the study was to identify and compare the CSR activities of these three banks in Malaysia and have a generalized view about the financial institutions in Malaysia in respective to CSR activities. Data was collected from secondary sources, the annual financial report of the banks, websites of the banks, and conversing to banking officials. It was found that all the three banks have their CSR activities and contributing to society. All the three banks also pay zakat. But, regarding zakat disclosure they should become more transparent and detail oriented. To establish Zakat accounting standard in Malaysia by using the Saudi Arabia’s example as model to develop a Malaysian ZAS. Islamic banks in Malaysia need to have their independent annual reports to disclose their CSR programs. CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad, should disclose the specific amount of paid zakat separate from the amounts paid for tax.
It is crucial for an economy to monitor and analyze its growth to develop policies and strategic ... more It is crucial for an economy to monitor and analyze its growth to develop policies and strategic decisions which are essential to sustain the overall economic growth. There have been many studies conducted determine the factors that drive the growth in order to explain the wealth and productivity differences between countries. Technology and digital platform are one of these factors found with significantly impact by many scholars. Technological advances in this market drive the digital economy and this is being seen by the emergence of new goods, new business models as well as new markets. The digital aspect of economy is also termed as E-commerce which involves four basic participant groups namely Business to Business (B2B), Business to Consumer (B2C), Consumer to Business (C2B), and Consumer to Consumer (C2C). Even though the e-commerce penetration to the Malaysian market is still low compared to the total market size, the online transactions growth was projected at 20% to 30% year over year, and that’s indicate that the very near future will be dominated somehow by the new technology specially the ones based on internet use just like the e-commerce websites. Malaysians are one of the highest Internet users in the region, with the present 67% of internet users in Malaysia, it signifies that there will be a tremendous potential for e-commerce market growth. On this context, using exploratory method of analysis, this study investigates the growth of different e-commerce sites as well as the overall e-commerce growth in Malaysia. The study also compares two of the biggest e-commerce sites (LAZADA.) and (ZALORA) in Malaysia and finds a tremendous change in the profit of these two e-commerce sites.
Evaluating financial wealth of the company as well as the market value, capital structure and div... more Evaluating financial wealth of the company as well as the market value, capital structure and dividend policy is essential to know the overall health of the industry as well as the market in the economy. These elements can highlight the value of the company for the future and current investor wither the company is worth undertaken or not. This study evaluates financial wealth of Axiata Group, a public listed multinational company in Malaysia. It was established in 1992, and now operating in more than 10 countries in Asia with almost 300 million subscribers. As of 2015 the company had a revenue of US$4.52 billion with a creation of 25,000 employment globally. The primary business of the company is in investment holding and the provision of telecommunication and consultancy services on an international scale. Their focus being emerging markets in Asia, some with low mobile penetration in South and Southeast Asia. This report, therefore, starts with evaluating financial wealth of the company using a variety of metrics. Secondly, it measures Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) followed by defining Company’s Current Capital Structure, and finally, the Dividend Pay-Out Policy. The investigation finds that investing in Axiata involves less risk taking as it has a steady stock record. So far, the company managed to keep their stock safely, the risk will be on what will be the next generation service the telco industry will be offering that will be in-line with customer demands. However, Axiata Group will need to perform some changes as suggested in the paper based on overall evaluation.
Preservation of religion, life, family, humanity, and wealth are the main purpose of business man... more Preservation of religion, life, family, humanity, and wealth are the main purpose of business management in perspective of Islamic management and Quranic view. This study was motivated by the interest to know about how the Islamic banks, being an Islamic entity, are fulfilling the purpose of Islam. CSR activities was selected to explore this knowledge regarding three selected banks in Malaysia, namely, Bank Islam Sdn. Bhd. (full-fledged Islamic bank), CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad(Subsidiary), and Al Rahji Bank(foreign). The objective of the study was to identify and compare the CSR activities of these three banks in Malaysia and have a generalized view about the financial institutions in Malaysia in respective to CSR activities. Data was collected from secondary sources, the annual financial report of the banks, websites of the banks, and conversing to banking officials. It was found that all the three banks have their CSR activities and contributing to society. All the three banks also pay zakat. But, regarding zakat disclosure they should become more transparent and detail oriented. To establish Zakat accounting standard in Malaysia by using the Saudi Arabia’s example as model to develop a Malaysian ZAS. Islamic banks in Malaysia need to have their independent annual reports to disclose their CSR programs. CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad, should disclose the specific amount of paid zakat separate from the amounts paid for tax.
Preservation of religion, life, family, humanity, and wealth are the main purpose of business man... more Preservation of religion, life, family, humanity, and wealth are the main purpose of business management in perspective of Islamic management and Quranic view. This study was motivated by the interest to know about how the Islamic banks, being an Islamic entity, are fulfilling the purpose of Islam. CSR activities was selected to explore this knowledge regarding three selected banks in Malaysia, namely, Bank Islam Sdn. Bhd. (full-fledged Islamic bank), CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad(Subsidiary), and Al Rahji Bank(foreign). The objective of the study was to identify and compare the CSR activities of these three banks in Malaysia and have a generalized view about the financial institutions in Malaysia in respective to CSR activities. Data was collected from secondary sources, the annual financial report of the banks, websites of the banks, and conversing to banking officials. It was found that all the three banks have their CSR activities and contributing to society. All the three banks also pay zakat. But, regarding zakat disclosure they should become more transparent and detail oriented. To establish Zakat accounting standard in Malaysia by using the Saudi Arabia’s example as model to develop a Malaysian ZAS. Islamic banks in Malaysia need to have their independent annual reports to disclose their CSR programs. CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad, should disclose the specific amount of paid zakat separate from the amounts paid for tax.
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specially the ones based on internet use just like the e-commerce websites. Malaysians are one of the highest Internet users in the region, with the present 67% of internet users in Malaysia, it signifies that there will be a tremendous potential for e-commerce market growth. On this
context, using exploratory method of analysis, this study investigates the growth of different e-commerce sites as well as the overall e-commerce growth in Malaysia. The study also compares two of the biggest e-commerce sites (LAZADA.) and (ZALORA) in Malaysia and finds a tremendous change in the profit of these two e-commerce sites.
multinational company in Malaysia. It was established in 1992, and now operating in more than 10 countries in Asia with almost 300 million subscribers. As of 2015 the company had a revenue of US$4.52 billion with a creation of 25,000 employment globally. The primary business of the company is in investment holding and the provision of telecommunication and consultancy services on an international scale.
Their focus being emerging markets in Asia, some with low mobile penetration in South and Southeast Asia. This report, therefore, starts with evaluating financial wealth of the company using a variety of metrics. Secondly, it measures Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) followed by defining Company’s Current Capital
Structure, and finally, the Dividend Pay-Out Policy. The investigation finds that investing in Axiata involves less risk taking as it has a steady stock record. So far, the company managed to keep their stock safely, the risk will be on what will be the next generation service the telco industry will be offering that will be in-line with customer demands. However, Axiata Group will need to perform some changes as suggested in the paper based on overall evaluation.
specially the ones based on internet use just like the e-commerce websites. Malaysians are one of the highest Internet users in the region, with the present 67% of internet users in Malaysia, it signifies that there will be a tremendous potential for e-commerce market growth. On this
context, using exploratory method of analysis, this study investigates the growth of different e-commerce sites as well as the overall e-commerce growth in Malaysia. The study also compares two of the biggest e-commerce sites (LAZADA.) and (ZALORA) in Malaysia and finds a tremendous change in the profit of these two e-commerce sites.
multinational company in Malaysia. It was established in 1992, and now operating in more than 10 countries in Asia with almost 300 million subscribers. As of 2015 the company had a revenue of US$4.52 billion with a creation of 25,000 employment globally. The primary business of the company is in investment holding and the provision of telecommunication and consultancy services on an international scale.
Their focus being emerging markets in Asia, some with low mobile penetration in South and Southeast Asia. This report, therefore, starts with evaluating financial wealth of the company using a variety of metrics. Secondly, it measures Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) followed by defining Company’s Current Capital
Structure, and finally, the Dividend Pay-Out Policy. The investigation finds that investing in Axiata involves less risk taking as it has a steady stock record. So far, the company managed to keep their stock safely, the risk will be on what will be the next generation service the telco industry will be offering that will be in-line with customer demands. However, Axiata Group will need to perform some changes as suggested in the paper based on overall evaluation.